It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25097. | Ayoub (ayoubensalem) | 72.42 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
| 25098. | Shirt (shirtpantswallet) | 72.42 | 95% | 2011-08-06 |
| 25099. | diow (diow) | 72.42 | 95% | 2013-02-01 |
| 25100. | eduardo (vintage6305) | 72.41 | 98% | 2026-04-28 |
| 25101. | Suvid_Thungathurti (suvid_t... | 72.41 | 96% | 2024-11-07 |
| 25102. | WATDAHIL (watdahil) | 72.41 | 96% | 2025-12-31 |
| 25103. | Amongusimposter1 (amongusim... | 72.41 | 95.6% | 2025-03-05 |
| 25104. | Riley (rileydmcdonald) | 72.41 | 94% | 2015-09-09 |
| 25105. | Thaisun (buklaoz) | 72.41 | 97% | 2013-05-31 |
| 25106. | (drnextup) | 72.41 | 94% | 2019-03-06 |
| 25107. | Gergő (gergo225) | 72.41 | 98% | 2021-09-23 |
| 25108. | Alex (avw1793) | 72.41 | 94.2% | 2024-03-29 |
| 25109. | pearslice (mark42isawesome) | 72.41 | 94% | 2019-04-29 |
| 25110. | KMMOPJ1 (blueflammednezha) | 72.41 | 96.5% | 2024-05-08 |
| 25111. | Otatop (unterepere) | 72.41 | 96% | 2018-07-13 |
| 25112. | Ryan (fine_n_bright) | 72.41 | 96% | 2011-06-19 |
| 25113. | BlakRatkoon (blak_ratkoon) | 72.40 | 99% | 2025-10-01 |
| 25114. | Alf (jacv_10) | 72.40 | 98% | 2026-04-09 |
| 25115. | Mars (autoapo) | 72.40 | 97% | 2026-01-19 |
| 25116. | Robert (roberty579) | 72.40 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
| 25117. | Kushal (kushaltrivedi5) | 72.40 | 93.9% | 2024-01-03 |
| 25118. | Christian (enermaster) | 72.40 | 98% | 2017-06-07 |
| 25119. | Yahya (yaya3) | 72.39 | 97% | 2025-12-25 |
| 25120. | Svetli (filipsvetla) | 72.39 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
| 25121. | Andre (andrepham) | 72.39 | 96% | 2020-08-31 |
| 25122. | prankemjohn (prankemjohn) | 72.39 | 97% | 2024-09-27 |
| 25123. | griefer (greefer) | 72.39 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 25124. | Appa (grrluvya) | 72.39 | 96% | 2021-10-04 |
| 25125. | StoneBanks (stonebanks) | 72.39 | 97% | 2024-02-29 |
| 25126. | ketchuplegend (ketchuplegend) | 72.39 | 97% | 2023-05-08 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |